Herbert Plate
Herbert Plate ( pseudonyms : Alexander Drosten , Jesko von Wiehl , born April 15, 1918 in Hardenberg , Westphalia , † April 2002 ) was a German writer .
Life
Herbert Plate came from a farming family and worked as a farmer in the Sauerland until 1950 . He took part in World War II as a soldier , in which he was seriously wounded. From 1953 he lived as a freelance writer, from 1968 in Marienhagen in Oberberg and finally in Waldbröl-Drinhausen . Plate made extensive trips to Asia , Africa and America .
Herbert Plate's work consists primarily of novels and short stories for young people . In his narrative works, which are often set in exotic locations, he often processed experiences that he had made on his travels. As a passionate hunter , he also wrote numerous nature and animal books , but also radio plays and scripts for television games .
Herbert Plate was a member of the Association of German Writers , the Friedrich Bödecker Circle and, since 1998, an honorary member of the Living Hunting Culture Forum . In 1964 he received the Friedrich Gerstäcker Prize for the novel Der-aus-dem-Dschungel-kam and in 1996 the Golden Pen of the Working Group on Literature in Schools .
Works
- Tigers on a manhunt , Reutlingen 1955
- Abdullah, the bandit , Graz 1956
- The clan of black oxen , Graz [u. a.] 1956
- Hunting trip through the Orient , Hanover 1956
- Karuna , Reutlingen 1956
- The Land of the Turks , Graz [u. a.] 1957 (together with Hans Jesse)
- Men of the desert , Reutlingen 1957
- Riding in a red skirt , Reutlingen 1957
- The untamed , Reutlingen 1957
- Fate of the companions , Darmstadt 1958
- Street of the whipping whips , Reutlingen 1958
- Those who live in the depths , Darmstadt 1959
- From the life of loyal dogs , Darmstadt 1959
- People shouldn't part with that, Hamburg 1960
- Life on installments , Darmstadt 1961 (under the name Alexander Drosten)
- And suddenly it's rubber , Hamburg 1961
- Yilmas, the brave , Gütersloh 1961
- He-came-from-the-jungle , Düsseldorf 1963
- Pu Chan , Düsseldorf 1964
- The Ring , Nuremberg 1964
- Is God Brazilian? , Düsseldorf 1965
- But the best is the water , Hamburg 1966
- Burning jungle , Düsseldorf 1966
- Horses in the pastor's stable , Darmstadt 1967
- Affentheater , Düsseldorf 1968
- We're still completely natural , Balve / Westf. 1968 (with Anne-Rose Jesse)
- Oil transforms the desert , Hamburg 1969
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Jonny and Jörn , Balve / Westf.
- 1 (1969)
- 2. The journey into the wide world , 1970
- 3. Treasures, Buffalo, Indians , 1971
- Fools and button makers , Munich 1969
- Shouted, barked, whistled and whistled , Munich 1970
- Fading hoofbeat , Munich 1971
- Time of the Horses , Balve / Westf. 1971
- The master of the caravanserai , Balve / Westphalia 1972
- Dogs , Balve (Westf.) 1972 (together with Willi Schütz)
- Katzen , Balve (Sauerland) 1972 (together with Willi Schütz)
- Olympic Games for what? , Munich 1972 (under the name Jesko von Wiehl)
- Kamele , Balve (Sauerland) 1973 (together with Willi Schütz)
- Night over Santa Virginia , Düsseldorf 1973
- Horses , Balve (Sauerland) 1973 (together with Willi Schütz)
- Attila , Balve (Sauerland) 1974
- Elefanten , Balve (Sauerland) 1974 (together with Willi Schütz)
- Esel , Balve (Sauerland) 1974 (together with Willi Schütz)
- Across the chains of the Luting Bridge , Balve (Sauerland) 1974
- Overgrown tracks , Detmold 1975
- What's behind it? , Balve (Sauerland) 1975
- Dschingis Chan , Balve / Sauerland 1976
- Ponies , Menden / Sauerland 1976
- Eight horses and a stable , Menden / Sauerland 1977
- Big and Small Animals , Stuttgart 1977
- Paths by the water , Detmold 1977
- Halla , Menden / Sauerland 1978
- The rubber tree gone wild , Stuttgart 1978
- Adventure nature , Menden / Sauerland 1979
- Two run away , Stuttgart 1979
- Sender Forsthaus Wolfsgrund , Munich [u. a.] 1980
- The world of horses , Menden / Sauerland 1980
- By the way , it is autumn in Düsseldorf 1980
- Herbert Plate tells about Cita, Zecke, Puck and his other dogs , Menden / Sauerland 1981
- Poacher in Wolfsgrund , Munich [u. a.] 1981
- Traces in Wolfsgrund , Munich [a. a.] 1982
- Adventure in Wolfsgrund , Munich [u. a.] 1983
- The great autumn hunt , Graz [u. a.] 1983
- Walking and seeing , Detmold 1983
- Through the world on foot , Detmold 1984
- Till's best friend , Erlangen 1985
- With open eyes through our beautiful, endangered world , Detmold 1986
- When man stole fire , Recklinghausen 1987
- Hermann Löns - his heath , Hanover 1987
- Take what belongs to no one , Stuttgart [u. a.] 1989
- Changed times , Hanover 1989
- The white falcon , Stuttgart [u. a.] 1991
Editing
- The world sounds under the hoofbeat , Balve / Sauerland 1976
Web links
- Literature by and about Herbert Plate in the catalog of the German National Library
- Herbert Plate in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Plate, Herbert |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Drosten, Alexander; Wiehl, Jesko from |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1918 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hardenberg, Westphalia |
DATE OF DEATH | April 2002 |